FNUS76 KSTO 021536 FWSSTO SPOT FORECAST FOR WINTON/SCHAADS VMP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 836 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON... DISCUSSION...COLD LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING CALIFORNIA FROM THE PACIFIC WILL SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE BURN AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY WEATHER............CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS BY AFTERNOON. COLDER. TEMPERATURE........MAX 40-50 HUMIDITY...........MIN 35-50% WIND...20-FT.......SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH BY AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND......SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER EXPOSED RIDGES IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR................50% LAL................1 MIXING HEIGHT......4000 FT AGL MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. THURSDAY NIGHT... WEATHER............CLOUDY. COLDER AND BRISK. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE........MAX 30-35 HUMIDITY...........MIN 90-100% WIND...20-FT.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND......WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. CWR................20% LAL................1 MIXING HEIGHT......LESS THAN 500 FT. MIXING WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY WEATHER............CLOUDY. COLDER WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE........MAX 38-48 HUMIDITY...........MIN 55-65% WIND...20-FT.......N0RTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND......NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 28 MPH. CWR................30% LAL................1 MIXING HEIGHT......3000 FT AGL MIXING WINDS.......NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. FORECASTER...SG REQUESTED BY...KIPP MORRILL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111103.WINTO.02/STO $$ REQUESTED BY...RYAN BUCHANAN REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE